Gornau

Municipality in Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Gornau within Erzgebirgskreis district

(2022–29) Nico Wollnitzke^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total19.87 km² (7.67 sq mi)Elevation

445 m (1,460 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,748 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

09405, 09437 (Witzschdorf), 09573 (Dittmannsdorf)

Dialling codes03725Vehicle registrationERZ

Gornau is a municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany.

Subdivisions

Gornau has three subdivisions:

Gornau
Dittmannsdorf
Witzschdorf

Politics

Municipal Council

The local council of Gornau has 14 seats. Since the local elections of 2014, the CDU eight seats, the Alliance of Free Voters four seats, Left one seat and the SPD one seat, too.

Mayor

1990–1996: Rolf Hänel (neutral)
1996–1997: Manfred Zähler (sitting mayor)
1997–2001: Gerhard Olschewski (neutral)
2001–2015: Johanna Vogler (CDU)
since 2015: Nico Wollnitzke (CDU)

Education

Primary school Gornau

Honorary citizens

Eckhard Börner (born 1951), politician (CDU), mayor of Witzschdorf, MdL (member of the state assembly)
Harald Sturm [de] (born 1956 in Witzschdorf), former enduro rider and quadruple European Champion [de]